Accreted value of notes repurchasedAccreted value of debt extinguished during the period.Extinguishment of Debt Accreted ValueFormer Officers [Member]Represents the details pertaining to former officers of the entity.Officers no longer with the companyGift Card ClaimsRepresents the lawsuit filed against the entity for unlawful and unfair business practices and false advertising under the California Business and Professions Code and a violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, for misrepresentation.Gift Card Claims [Member]Highfields Capital Management LPRepresents Highfields Capital Management LP, a related party of the entity.Highfields Capital Management LP [Member]Increase (Decrease) in Accrued and Other Current LiabilitiesAccrued liabilities and otherThe net change during the reporting period in the aggregate amount of accrued expenses incurred but not yet paid and other current liabilities not separately disclosed in the statement of cash flows.Intercompany charges (income)Represents the charges and income associated with intercompany. 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These amounts are eliminated while preparing consolidated financial statements.Other financing activitiesIntercompany Payable CurrentIntercompany payableRepresents the amount of intercompany payable, expected to be paid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.Intercompany receivablesIntercompany Receivables CurrentRepresents the amount of intercompany receivables, expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.Lease Services [Member]Lease services of certain properties from a vendorRepresents the lease services of certain properties received from a vendor in which the related party of the entity owns a majority equity position.Amendment DescriptionAmount of commitments terminatedAmount of commitment permanently terminated by the entity under the last out tranche.Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Amount TerminatedAmendment FlagPercentage of appraised net orderly liquidation value of eligible inventory and eligible letters of 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and replacedRepresents the approximate number of payment card terminals that had been physically tampered.Loss Contingency, Number of Payment Card Terminals TamperedNumber of payment card terminals tamperedThreshold value of gift card for redemption of unused cash balanceRepresents the threshold value of gift card for redemption of unused cash balance.Loss Contingency Threshold Value of Gift Card for Redemption of Unused Cash BalanceNumber of Weeks in Fiscal Half YearNumber of weeks in a fiscal half yearRepresents the number of weeks the entity reports its half year results of operations based on.Number of Weeks in Fiscal QuartersNumber of weeks in a fiscal quarterRepresents the number of weeks the entity reports its quarterly results of operations based on.Number of Weeks in Fiscal YearNumber of weeks in a fiscal yearRepresents the number of weeks the entity reports its annual results of operations based on.Number of Weeks in Fiscal Year MaximumMaximum number of weeks in a fiscal yearRepresents the maximum number of weeks the entity reports its annual results of operations based on.Number of Weeks in Fiscal Year MinimumMinimum number of weeks in a fiscal yearRepresents the minimum number of weeks the entity reports its annual results of operations based on.Other Liabilities Noncurrent Including Deferred Income TaxesOther long-term liabilitiesRepresents the amount of other long-term liabilities including deferred income taxes.Payment Card Terminal TamperingRepresents the details of investigation on fraudulent debit card transactions and lawsuit filed against the entity for failing to take commercially reasonable steps to protect consumer financial data, and breach of contract and various laws, including the Federal Stored Communications Act and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act.Payment Card Terminal Tampering [Member]Pricing and Promotion [Member]Pricing and PromotionRepresents the lawsuit filed by the plaintiff claiming violation of Ohio law ORC 1345.01 et seq., breach of contract, unjust enrichment and fraud.Print procurement services received from an external vendorRepresents the print procurement services received from an external vendor in which the related party of the entity owns a major equity position.Print Procurement Services [Member]Recognition of unrealized interest accretion and write off of debt issuance costsAmount of unrealized interest accretion recognized and write off of debt issuance costs, which are included in loss related to early extinguishment of the repurchased debt.Recognition of Unrealized Interest Accretion and Write Off of Debt Issuance Costs on Extinguishment of DebtCurrent Fiscal Year End DateRelated Party Transactions by Type of Services Received from External Vendor [Axis]Pertinent information related to the type of services received from an external vendor.Related Party Transactions Type of Services Received from External Vendor [Domain]Represents the various types of services received from an external vendor.Schedule of Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance SheetTabular disclosure of condensed consolidating Balance Sheets.Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]Schedule of Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash FlowsTabular disclosure of condensed consolidating statements of cash flows.Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cashflows [Table Text Block]Schedules of Condensed Financial Statements [Text Block]Condensed Consolidating Financial InformationText block that encapsulates the detailed table comprising the condensed financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows), normally using the registrant (parent) as the sole domain member. If condensed consolidating financial statements are being presented, other domain members (in addition to parent) such as guarantor subsidiaries, non-guarantor subsidiaries, and the consolidation eliminations, will be included in order that the respective monetary amounts for each of the domains will aggregate to the respective amounts on the consolidated financial statements. The line items are the various captions used to compile the condensed financial statements. Using extensions, most, if not all, of the elements representing condensed financial statement captions will be the same as those used for the consolidated financial statements captions.Senior notes due 2014Senior Notes 10 Percent Due 2014 [Member]Represents the 10 percent senior notes, issued by the reporting entity and due in 2014.Senior notes due 2018Represents the 7.750 percent senior notes, issued by the reporting entity and due in 2018.Senior Notes 7.750 Percent Due 2018 [Member]Senior notes7.750 percent senior notes due 2018Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options Outstanding NumberThe number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.Number of restricted stock units outstanding (in shares)Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options Vested NumberThe number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that are vested as of the balance sheet date.Number of restricted stock units vested (in shares)Expiration period (in years)Share Based Compensation Arrangements by Share Based Payment Award Expiration TermThe period of time, from the grant date until the time at which the share-based award expires.Document Period End DateCANADACanadaStore Inventory Count Services [Member]Store inventory counting services received from an external vendorRepresents the store inventory counting services received from an external vendor in which the related party of the entity owns a major equity position.The Blackstone Group [Member]The Blackstone GroupRepresents The Blackstone Group, a related party of the entity.Website Tracking and Coding [Member]Website Tracking and CodingRepresents the lawsuit filed by the plaintiff alleging violations of the Missouri Computer Tampering and Merchandising Practices Act statutes, as well as common law claims of conversion, trespass to chattels, invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment.Zip Code ClaimsRepresents the lawsuit filed against the entity for recording personally identifiable information (i.e. zip code) as part of a credit card transaction.Zip Code Claims [Member]Schedule of reconciliation of EBITDA (excluding loss on early extinguishment of debt) to net incomeSchedule Of Reconciliation Of EBITDA To Net Income Table Text BlockTabular disclosure of reconciliation of EBITDA (excluding loss on early extinguishment of debt) to net income.Repurchase of senior subordinated notes due 2016The cash outflow from the repayment of long-term borrowing where a lender is placed in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment (senior) in case of liquidation of the entity's assets before its maturity.Early Repayments of Senior Subordinated DebtDebt Instrument Registration Default Increase in Interest Rate Percentage for Specified PeriodIncrease in interest rate on Registration 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liquidation value of inventory supported by eligible letters of credit and face amount of eligible letters of credit used to determine borrowing base.Maximum borrowing capacity optional additional commitmentsThe additional commitments for maximum borrowing capacity available, which is subject to lender's approval.Line of Credit Facility Optional Expansion Maximum Borrowing CapacityAccrued Liabilities and Other CurrentCarrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered and the aggregate carrying amount of current liabilities, as of the balance sheet date, not separately presented elsewhere in the balance sheet due to materiality considerations.Accrued liabilities and otherAccumulated other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Net of Tax [Roll Forward]Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxA roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.Bain Capital Partners LLC. and the Blackstone Group [Member]Bain Capital Partners, LLC and The Blackstone GroupRepresents Bain Capital Partners, LLC and The Blackstone Group, a related party of the entity.Bain Capital Partners [Member]Bain Capital Partners, LLCRepresents Bain Capital Partners, LLC, a related party of the entity.Fair value, as of the balance sheet date, of potential payments under the contingent consideration arrangement including cash and shares.Contingent considerationBusiness Acquisition, Contingent Consideration Fair Value DisclosureCandy Type Items [Member]Candy-type items in stores received from an external vendorRepresents the candy-type items received in stores from an external vendor in which the related party of the entity owns a major equity position.Change in Fair Value of Contingent ConsiderationChange in fair value of contingent considerationRepresents change in fair value of contingent consideration for purchase of assets during the reporting period.Circular Advertisement Printing Services [Member]Printing of circular advertisement services received from an external vendorRepresents the circular advertisement printing services received from an external vendor in which the related party of the entity owns a majority equity position.Condensed Consolidating Financial InformationConsumer Class Action Claims [Member]Consumer Class Action ClaimsRepresents the claims filed by the consumers of the entity.Contingent Consideration [Member]Contingent considerationRepresents potential amounts payable by the entity as contingent consideration in connection with a business acquisition.Current Directors Excluding Jill A Greenthal [Member]Current directors (other than Jill A. Greenthal)Represents the current directors of the entity excluding Jill A. Greenthal.Issue price as a percentage of face value (as a percent)Represents the price of the debt issued as a percentage of its face value.Debt Instrument Issue Price as a Percent of Face ValuePeriod after the date of issuance to have the Exchange Offer Registration Statement declared effective (in days)Represents the period after the date of issuance the Company has to use reasonable efforts to have the Exchange Offer Registration Statement declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.Debt Instrument, Period after Date of Issuance for Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be Declared EffectiveDebt Instrument Redemption Price as Percentage of Accreted ValueRedemption price of debt instrument as a percentage of the accreted valueRepresents the redemption price of debt instrument as a percentage of the accreted value.Debt Issuance Costs, Deferred Income Taxes, And Other Assets, NoncurrentOther assetsThe aggregate carrying amounts, as of the balance sheet date, of debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization, deferred income taxes and other assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet.Deferred income taxDeferred Tax, Liabilities Noncurrent for Condensed Consolidating StatementsFor the condensed consolidating statement, this represents the noncurrent portion of deferred tax liabilities.Document and Entity InformationEarnings before Interest Income Tax Depreciation and AmortizationEBITDA (excluding loss on early extinguishment of debt)Represents the amount of earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and loss on early extinguishment of debt.Estimated Annual Effective Tax RateEstimated annualized effective tax rate (as a percent)Estimated effective tax rate for the full fiscal year which is calculated by dividing the forecasted amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations by the forecasted amount of GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations.Debt Instrument Variable Rate Base [Axis]The alternative reference rates that may be used to calculate the variable interest rate of the debt instrument.Debt Instrument Variable Rate Base [Domain]Identification of the reference rate that is used to calculate the variable interest rate of the debt instrument.Debt Instrument Base Rate [Member]Base rateThe base rate used to calculate the variable interest rate of the debt instrument.Debt Instrument Prime Rate of Wells Fargo [Member]Prime rate of Wells FargoThe prime rate of Wells Fargo used to calculate the variable interest rate of the debt instrument.Debt Instrument Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member]Federal funds effective rateThe federal funds effective rate used to calculate the variable interest rate of the debt instrument.Debt Instrument Variable Rate Base LIBOR Rate [Member]LIBOR rateThe London Interbank Offered (LIBOR) rate used to calculate the variable interest rate of the debt instrument.Line of Credit Facility Unused Capacity Commitment Fee Initial PercentageInitial commitment fee on the unutilized commitments (as a percent)The initial fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.Line of Credit Facility Average Daily Excess Availability as Percentage of Commitments for Lower Unused Capacity Commitment Fee PercentageAverage daily excess availability as a percentage of total commitments for lower commitment fee on the unutilized commitmentsRepresents the amount of average daily excess availability as a percentage of total commitments for lower commitment fee on the unutilized commitments.Line of Credit Facility Unused Capacity Commitment Fee Percentage if Average Daily Excess Availability Less than or Equal to Specified Percent of Total CommitmentsCommitment fee on the unutilized commitments if average daily excess availability is less than or equal to the specified percentageThe fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility, if the average daily excess availability is less than or equal to the specified percentage.Line of Credit Facility Average Daily Excess Availability as Percentage of Commitments for Higher Unused Capacity Commitment Fee PercentageAverage daily excess availability as a percentage of total commitments for higher commitment fee on the unutilized commitmentsRepresents the amount of average daily excess availability as a percentage of total commitments for higher commitment fee on the unutilized commitments.Line of Credit Facility Unused Capacity Commitment Fee Percentage if Average Daily Excess Availability Greater than Specified Percent of Total CommitmentsCommitment fee on the unutilized commitments if average daily excess availability is greater than the specified percentageThe fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility, if the average daily excess availability is greater than the specified percentage.Line of Credit Facility Excess Availability as Percentage of Loan Cap for Specified Period for Repayment of DebtExcess availability as a percentage of loan cap for repayment of outstanding loansRepresents the excess availability as a percentage of loan cap for repayment of outstanding debt under the terms of the credit facility.Period of excess availability as a percentage of loan cap for repayment of outstanding loansRepresents period of the excess availability as a percentage of loan cap for repayment of outstanding debt under the terms of the credit facility.Line of Credit Facility Period of Excess Availability as Percentage of Loan Cap for Repayment of DebtRepresents the amount of excess availability for repayment of outstanding debt under the terms of the credit facility.Line of Credit Facility Excess Availability for Repayment of DebtExcess availability for repayment of outstanding loansRepresents the amount of 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